01
In the backroom, Chen Hong in front of the mirror closed her eyes slightly, allowing the makeup artist to fiddle with it.
The exhaustion of catching a plane last night has not yet dissipated, and a moment of rest is precious.
At this moment she felt someone approaching behind her.
When he opened his eyes, a man's face appeared in the mirror, and in a flash, the two eyes met.
She was a little surprised, because this person was not ordinary, he was the director who won the international award with "Overlord Farewell", and the director who was in the limelight - Chen Kaige.
Chen Kaige was very calm, and his eyes not only did not avoid, but looked more carefully.
He is not uncommon for actresses with eye attacks, but this one in front of him is something special, and there is an indescribable attraction.
When the two were still pondering this feeling, in a rental room, CCTV Hua Dan Ni Ping, as usual, was busy with the work in the stage, went home to clean up the house, washed vegetables and cooked. Such a peaceful life, she has been living for several years, as long as the boyfriend Chen Kaige opened his mouth, she will become the other party's wife.
Two years later, Chen Kaige proposed, but it was not Ni Ping who stood in front of him, but Chen Hong.
02
In 1994, the film "Wind Moon" was cast, and Chen Hong went to audition.
Backstage, the scene of the beginning happened.
She was 26 years old and Chen Kaige was 42 years old.
The big director suddenly appeared, and Chen Hong did not panic, and said hello generously.
Chen Kaige thought it was very interesting and asked her if she was not afraid of herself?
"Are you a tiger or a leopard, why should I be afraid of you?"
Chen Hong's expression was calm, and Director Chen, who was more than one meter and eight, listened to the actress so shy of herself for the first time, showing a childlike smile.
In 1984, Chen Hong had not yet debuted, Chen Kaige made his debut film "Yellow Land", which made a name for itself and gained a group of fans, Chen Hong was one of them.
"At the time, I really looked up to Director Veuve Clicquot."
Chen Hong's parents are intellectuals, educating their daughter is not harsh, she is not top-notch in school, but to make small progress, parents will actively encourage.
When she was a child, Chen Hong, who was very talented in literature and art, was admitted to the Shanghai Theater Academy.
At that time, the popular costume romance drama, the heroine is mostly small family jasper, weak and subtle. Chen Hong also wore a costume to play a young lady, raising her hands to show the atmosphere.
Audience praise: This is what everyone looks like.
Soon, Chen Hong, who became an actor, had the opportunity to meet Chen Kaige.
At that time, Director Chen was filming "Farewell to the Overlord", Chen Hong followed a director to the scene, Chen Kaige saw her, had an impression, this actor looks beautiful.
After the release of "Farewell to the Overlord", Chen Kaige ushered in a highlight moment as a director.
For Chen Kaige, 1993 was a special year.
Career ushered in the peak, Hong Huang went through divorce procedures with him, his father was seriously ill, and his girlfriend Ni Ping was waiting for a response.
03
Ni Ping attaches great importance to this relationship.
Chen Kaige makes movies, and she takes care of each other's living.
During that time, Ni Ping was also in the ascending period of her career, busy working in the stage, taking care of her boyfriend's father, which she handled with ease.
The people around them are all husband and wife, but the matter of marriage is not on the agenda.
Ni Ping didn't care, but she didn't dare to think about it.
Colleague Chen Chong advised her that if a man really loves a woman, he will marry her no matter what. A man who does not intend to marry the woman she loves is a man who is not responsible and must not trust such a man.
After Chen Kaige developed a new relationship, Ni Ping did not mention breaking up.
It wasn't until 1996 that she received a call from Chen Kaige:
"Chen Hong is pregnant, and I have to be responsible for her."
Ni Ping later wrote in "Days":
"It was a time of no self-esteem and loss of self."
The end of the relationship is not decent, Chen Kaige knows that he can't stand Ni Ping, but his actions are very honest, without saying a word, buy a ring to find Chen Hong.
In the face of Chen Kaige's marriage proposal, Chen Hong thought about it: "I will try it, but I can't divorce again." ”
Chen Kaige listened and put forward a condition: "If you promise me that if you get married, you will not be allowed to divorce." ”
Chen Hong was very touched and felt that this man really loved him.
After the two got married, there was a lot of criticism on the Internet, saying that Chen Hong relied on beauty, and Chen Kaige was too careful and did not look forward to this marriage.
For these, he is not shy about it.
Chen Hong said: "I don't think I am beautiful. ”
Chen Kaige replied: "I don't have this kind of vanity, find a beautiful woman, get my hands on it, and take it out for everyone to praise." ”
After thinking about it, he added: "Of course her beauty is attractive to me, and this is undeniable." ”
04
When she was young, Chen Hong was "the first beautiful woman in the mainland." ”
A white face, the facial features are not amazing, but together, it is very attractive.
The mink cicada she plays has picturesque eyebrows and emotion in her eyes. When light makeup, it is dignified and atmospheric, clear and clear. Slightly powdered, feminine but not vulgar.
Netizens described it as a face that can control five-cent props.
In Qiong Yao's drama "Between Water and Clouds", her beauty is quite tense.
Hot wave head, wearing a gorgeous cheongsam, vivid and enthusiastic, when laughing, the chin is slightly raised, the eyes are scattered with vitality, she is beautiful and decent, people can't take their eyes off.
And just as Chen Kaige is concerned, Chen Hong is not the beauty of the eye.
What really makes her beautiful is her charm and momentum.
In "Daming Palace Words", this beauty reaches its extreme. She played the lust that Princess Taiping wanted to exhale, and the sadness that she could not love.
Flowing long skirt, classical makeup, cool face. She stood there, not overly embellished, raised her hands and feet, and was at ease, adding a little momentum to her already beautiful appearance.
After Princess Taiping, Chen Hong's appearance began to decline.
Someone commented: Look at her face, you know she's not doing well.
05
In fact, the two did not go well.
Soon after the marriage, Chen Kaige filmed "Jing Ke Thorn Qin King", and the budget was overspended. Chen Hong filled in all her savings, and after the screening, word of mouth slipped and she lost all her money.
Chen Kaige's shortcomings appeared, just dreaming, not understanding the budget.
In order to help her husband and let him concentrate on making movies, Chen Hong began to turn to the background.
At that time, Chen Kaige was full of energy and wanted to use "Wuji" to turn the tide.
The film was filmed for three years, and Chen Hong also suffered for three years.
In Chen Hong's eyes, Chen Kaige is an artist.
The artist has an attitude towards the work, and this attitude is the reason why she admires him.
"Wuji" carries Chen Kaige's ambition to establish a new magic of the East.
For a producer, it is by no means an easy task.
The crew is large, there are many actors, up to the main actor's schedule, down to the group performance of the box lunch, a fork, a day to consume a lot of money.
Chen Hong didn't even have time to apply oil, and often forgot to wash her face.
Chen Kaige made a movie, and the six relatives did not recognize it.
Once, Chen Hong was ready to go to the set at 5 o'clock, because she ate a bad stomach, vomited up and down diarrhea, and was more than 1 hour late. Chen Dao did not give any face, and in front of the staff, he came up and reprimanded him.
But in fact, it was only at 8 o'clock that she started work, and she did not delay the big thing.
Chen Hong's heart is wronged, but in the face of Director Chen when filming, she is particularly tolerant.
After the release of "Wuji", the audience did not see the director's ambition, but saw "a tragic case caused by a steamed bun." ”
Director Chen was very depressed, and almost scolded the quality of this year's fans.
Most people did not understand what Director Chen was shooting.
But Chen Hong believes as always in Chen Kaige and his film world.
When filming "The Legend of the Demon Cat", Director Chen's pattern was bigger, and Chen Hong had more problems to deal with.
It is necessary to consider the production costs, and also restore the picture in Chen Dao's ideal.
She ran to talk to the local government, who was willing to pay for a city.
Chen Kaige was very happy to hear this, and carefully expressed his requirements for the construction of the city:
As small as a tree, it must also be restored.
The funder listens, can't the fake tree work?
Chen Dao disagreed, and Zhenshu could breathe.
For each tree planted, the staff is asked to run 20,000 steps, measure the relationship between the scenery and the building, and shoot it out to be better presented.
The funder does not think about art, but tries to use the influence of film to stimulate tourism, and does not want to engage in so complicated.
Chen Hong, as a producer, no matter how big the problem, she does not pay attention to skills, does not talk about art, really, talk to the other party about their difficulties, come and go, with sincerity for understanding, big and small, small.
Chen Kaige commented on Chen Hong, she is like a child of the jianghu, taking big things seriously, this sense of power, he has not seen in other women.
In order not to affect Chen Dao's creation, Chen Hong rarely complains, and she can also bear the laborious things in the middle.
The film took six years.
At the party, Chen Kaige presented the most important glass of wine to Chen Hong:
"She got up earlier than anyone and left later than anyone else."
06
In the feelings, Chen Hong is sober:
"After seeing what kind of person the man next to me is, I will pay like this."
After marriage, the two are more like partners than partners.
Chen Kaige circled around the movie.
When he was outrageously focused, he would forget that Chen Hong was pregnant and walk forward with his own care. Chen Hong was not accustomed to his problems, and when he threw down something, he became angry, and Chen Daocai reacted and switched to the husband mode.
As a husband, Chen Kaige is romantic and warm.
Drive to the set to pick up Chen Hong; go to Australia to do the post-production, will worry about buying bags for each other;
Afraid that the other party would freeze his feet, he bought socks and told her to wear them.
"You can be bad to me, but you can't be bad to your mother in this life." ”
Chen Hong ate this trick very much, and his eyes were satisfied.
Chen Hong circled around Chen Kaige's film.
Discuss the script, communicate with the actors, stay on the set, as long as it affects the film shooting, Chen Hong will be the first to rush out to solve the problem.
In those years on the set, Chen Hong stood in front of the mirror to wash her face, Chen Kaige looked at her from behind, some heartache, could not help but sigh: she brought herself the luck of emotionally, marriage, and love for a person.
When this relationship was disputed, Ni Ping recalled in "Days":
"I feel that as a woman, I can do everything I can do, in the rush of time with my lover, I express my love with my heart, with actions, with emotions, with bits and pieces of life... I really regretted my intestines! I really look down on myself! ”
Chen Hong did not want to show weakness and directly replied:
The person who wrote the book didn't have the charm to make this man fall in love with her and wanted to have a marriage commitment to her, and I never listened to the news, but trusted my own vision and intuition so that I wouldn't lose my chance. If I always listen to what others say, maybe I will miss chen Kaige.
Such a tough statement, the audience naturally does not like.
In the blink of an eye, the two have walked hand in hand for more than twenty years and raised two sons.
Chen Hong's labor was written on his face.
One day, Chen Hong and Chen Kaige were walking and saw an old lady.
Chen Hong asked: If my face is full of wrinkles, will you hate me?
Chen Kaige responded: The wrinkles on your face are a witness to the days when we are two together.
Chen Hong felt worth it in her heart.
When he was young, Chen Kaige especially attracted girls to like.
Someone advised Chen Hong, he looks handsome, and so famous, you have to think about it later.
Chen Hong smiled, just do it, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work.